California Rejects Federal Push to End Transgender Participation in School Sports

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an address on June 10, 2025. Office of California Governor via AP California education officials are refusing to end policies that allow students who identify as transgender to participate in school sports consistent with their gender identities, rejecting pressure from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights

Trump to Extend Tariff Deadline to Aug. 1, Keep Rates at 10 Percent During Talks

President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs at the White House, on April 2, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Monday to extend the deadline for tariff negotiations. On July 7, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump

Trump Extends Tariff Deadline to Aug. 1, Keep Rates at 10 Percent During Talks

President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs at the White House, on April 2, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to extend the deadline for tariff negotiations. Earlier on July 7, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump

Trump Administration Ends Deportation Protections for 76,000 From Honduras, Nicaragua

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Monday that it is ending protections for illegal immigrants from Nicaragua and Honduras, coming days after a similar

US Removes Terrorist Designation for Al Qaeda Affiliate in Syria

Vehicles drive through the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, on Jan. 24, 2025. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images The State Department has removed from its list of foreign terrorist organizations Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra. It is also known as Al-Nusra Front and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS. Original News Source Link – Epoch

Hochul Touts Congestion Pricing Gains as Legal Fight With Feds Continues

Signs, including some advising drivers of congestion pricing tolls, are displayed near the exit of the Lincoln Tunnel in New York, Feb. 19, 2025. AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) is defending New York City’s congestion pricing program as a proven success, pledging to continue fighting efforts by the federal government to shut